The South Downs Way in West Sussex
Harting to Cocking
There are wonderful open expanses of Downland to enjoy and open access land at Harting Down to explore too.
Main sections of this leg of the South Downs Way
- Harting Downs
- Beacon Hill
- Pen Hill
- Buriton Farm
- Treyford
- Devil's Jumps
- Linch Down
- Bepton Down
- Cocking Down
Section length
7.5 miles
Nearest towns and villages
South Harting, Elsted, Bepton, Cocking, Chilgrove
Food and drink
Two decent Pubs in South Harting below the South Downs Way. The Three Horseshoes at Elsted has a large garden with pretty views. The Royal Oak at Hooksway, which involves a short detour from the route, is very popular with walkers on the South Downs Way. Pubs and restaurants towards the end of the route at Cocking and Singleton.
Public Transport
The regular no 60 bus from Chichester to Midhurst stops two hundred metres south of the South Downs Way at Cocking on the A286.
Hazards to look out for
Beacon Hill is excessively steep and it's best to take the detour to the south.
The B2146 crossing at Harting Down is on a bend and demands care.
Places to visit close to the South Downs Way
Amberley | Arundel | Ashington | Bepton | Bignor | Bramber | Bramber Castle | Burpham | Bury | Chanctonbury Ring | Charlton | Chilgrove | Clayton | Cocking | Compton | Cootham | Devil's Dyke | The Devil's Humps | Didling | Duncton | East Dean | East Harting | Edburton | Findon | Graffham | Harting Down | Heyshott | Houghton | Hurstpierpoint | North Marden | Parham House | Poynings | Pyecombe | Rackham | Singleton | Slindon | South Harting | South Stoke | Stedham | Steyning | Storrington | Torberry Hill | Treyford | Trotton | Truleigh Hill | Uppark | Up Marden | Upwaltham | Upper Beeding | Washington | West Dean
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- Butser to Harting
- Harting to Cocking
- Harting Downs
- Beacon Hill
- Pen Hill
- Buriton Farm
- Treyford
- Devil's Jumps
- Linch Down
- Bepton Down
- Cocking Down
- Cocking to Upwaltham
- Upwaltham to Amberley
- Amberley to Washington
- Washington to Upper Beeding
- Upper Beeding to Devil's Dyke
- Devil's Dyke to Ditchling Beacon
- South Downs Way Tips
- Cycling in Sussex
- Bike repairs
- Bicycle hire
- Mountain Biking
- Sussex Walking
- The Ramblers
- Other trails
- Horse riding
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
